Buttonhole for articles of wearing-apparel.



C. W. T. DAVIES. BUTTONHOLE FOR ARTICLES 0F WEARING APPAREL.

APPLICATION- IILED SEPT. 10, 1913;

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Letters Eatent.

10, 1913. Serial No. 789,085.

Patented uly 7, i914.

articles of wear for cuffs.

'lhe ordinary coincid on soft fabrics such u stare linen, or flannel r sill t, espe i ing cuffs of soft material, are securely hold and retain stn other fasteners. It has been pro; certain earlier devices, vention, to provide a on flaps, or taios having bijwt'on'ao ed to fold across and 'over i hole, transversely, sub thereof. In an application Med.

Ser. No. Ye? M, l h flown of apparel (raided with hut-Fanciers not ranged in crossed relation to each an the parts having such he) .oncoles freely folding parts and, on con are permanently secured over 11g tion.

The object of the present invention is the provision of improver. in hnttonholes, particularly in connection foldi g cuffs of any material, where cidenta loosening or detachment of th other faste'er is prevented. plishe l by arranging the hattorespective folds of the c manner and relation, that to "'"onhole crossing or over? i u. othe other t terminus clos part of the fabric but giving no chance of egress to the head of the stud, Whereas if the vertical buttonhole were to cross the horizcntal buttonhole near the center, both of its lateral edges would, especially in soft fabrics, if they spread, provide an enlarged role within the limits and behind the hori .ontal buttonhole. Furthermore, the fact that the vertical huttonhole is made close to the edge of the cuff, tends very much to limit its spreading laterally on that side next to the outer edge of the cuff due to the shortness of the distance therefrom and the strong stitching at the edges, preventing elas- 1 ticity as compared with the several inches of cuff between the other margin of the buttonhole and the far edge of the cuff, measured lengthwise of the cuff.

With the present invention there can never exist an empty gap extending all the Way through the cuff or other article hack of the outer button-hole, as is the case with the ordinary coinciding buttonholes. in the present arrangement of buttonholes,-the fabric of the inner fold of the cuff, and not the hntto-nhole of the inner fold, comes back of the unoccupied space in the outer buttonhole. The present invention permits the use of a stud, link, or fastener having either a rigid or a flexible connecting shank and heads of minimum size, thus presenting a very easily inserted stud and one which has a neat appearance.

Cer.ain forms of the invention are set forth hereinafter but are not to be considered as excluding its embodiment in other modifications Within the spirit and scope of the invention.

in the accompanying drawings: Figure 1, is a face view of a soft folding culf spread out flat, provided with thepresent invention; Fi 2, a side view of the cuff, folded and with the buttonholes arranged for reception of the stud, link, or fastener; Fig. 3, a view like Fig. 2, showing the stud, link, or fastener in position; and Fig. 4, a view like 1, showing a modification.

Referring first to Fig. 1, the inner and outer parts or folds of the cod appear at l and respectively, and the shirt sleeve and 3, the relative arrangement of the buttonholes 4iand 5 at each end of the cult is such that tl'ley overlap or cross substantially at the terminus of one of them, preferably the terminus of'the horizontal buttonhole, when the folds 1 and 2 of the cuff are in overlying relation. The point of overlapping, crossing or intersection 6, Fig. 2, is where the shank, whether rigid or flexible, of the stud 7, Fig. I, passes through.

With the buttonnoles arranged as set forth, only one edge of the buttonhole 5 can spread laterally over the length of the horizontal buttonhole l. Its edge nearest the edge 8 of the cuff, if it spreads at all, spreads beneath an imperforate part, 9, of the fabric of the fold 2. Consequently, the present improved arrangement holds the stud better and more securely than would be the case were the buttonholes to overlap or intersect each other intermediate the ends of the horizontal buttonhole, especially in soft fabrics, aspreviously set forth. Simi larly, the fabric of the inner fold 1 coming opposite the unoccupied part of the buttonvhole 4, a greater hold is obtained against movement of the stud inwardly of the buttonhole l. than would be the case if the buttonholes crossed centrally.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the

buttonhole 10 of the inner fold 1 is arranged'horizontally, instead of vertically and its outer end or terminus 11 is so disposed that it is adapted to cross, intersect, or overlap the inner end 12 of the buttonhole l when the fold 2 overlies the fold 1.

The same holding eifectis obtained with this'form of the invention as with that shown in Figs. 1 to 3.

it very great advantage inhering in the form shown in Figs. 1 2 and 3 is that the upper edge of the cu he adjustably changed to the extent of the length of the vertical buttonhole 5, without removing the cuff links or in the slightest degree disturbing the efficiency of the cooperative hold of the huttonholes on said cull links, merely by changing (by'folding) the relation of the horizontal buttonhole to when folded, may j the vertical buttonholc from its lower terminal to its upper terminal. Thus, an exposed edge of the cuff, when soiled, may be rolled over and turned in on, the wrist side, presenting a new and unsoiled upper edge, while the links are in the cull and without reversing the folds. This result cannot be obtained when the huttonholes coincide when they are securely fixed in overlying relation, as in my co- 'iending application, Serial No. 749832,

I do not limit myself to the precise cmbodiments of the invention shown in the drawings as any other forms which. will accomplish the same result by substantially similar means, are within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A double folding cull, the relatively foldable parts or folds of which are provided with link-holding buttonholes intermediate their upper and lower edges which are arranged so that only a substantially terminal portion of one buttonhole overlaps a portion of the other buttonhole when thefolds are in overlying relation.

2. A soft, double, folding cuff having separate, single buttonholes, each extending right through the body of the cuff in the upper and lower folds thereof adjacent its outer and intermediate of its upper and lower edges, said buttonholes being so arranged in relation to each other that when the two folds of said cuff are in overlying relation one of said buttoi'iholes transversely overlaps both sides of, and lies in direct juxl1aposition to, the other buttonhole at only a substantially terminal point of the lastnamed buttonhole.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses CHARLES N. T. DAVIES. 

